The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-18

in effacinc the crudities of the new law, and
adapting it to the mutual needs of all classes
and sections. Times.
HIGH license will come. 1t will como as
surely as every practical and needed reform
eventually comes in a common wealth Of intelli-
gence aud enlightened self-interest it is the
compromise between impossible prohibition and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Democracy should
get on the rational side of great moral question
and not repeatits folly on the slavery question by
its course on the high-license question. Brook
Ign Eagle.
THERE is nothing in the situation in Kansas to
make woman suffrage attractive to decent men
and women. and there is much in the conduct
and ideas of Mrs Cougar, if she is to be accepted
as tyne of the woman politician. to make men
already sick of the debaucherv of politics, I'M
willing to invite the upbuilding of an element
which is openly and defiantly dishonorahle, ex-
cusing it all the score OF party advantage.
Chicago Herald.
A BILL is now pending in the Legislature which
provides that convicts shall be employed in
manufacturing without machinery All inteli-
gent efforts to reduce competition to its lowest
terms are laudable. but care must be taken that
countenance is not given to the proposition look
Ing TO the maintenance OF the prisoners in idle
ness The adoption of such policy would in
deed put an end to all competition, but it would
be fraught with incalculable disaster New York
Tribune
Two of the Northern States that voted for
President Cleveland-Indiana and New Jersey
are in bad way for the Democratic party, 1t
is easy to trace the caucus for this, and they are
to be found in the folly of the Democratic poll
ticians, who have taken control or split the party
into factions in the effort to get control in both
States. They will be a heavy weight to carry in
the presidential canvass next year, and it will
require little work to Offset their influence
-BostonsHerald
MONEY goes begging now in the Eastern and
Middle States for an interest of per cent or an
investment that will pay or per cent, be-
cause the owners of the money know that the
capital loaned or invested will be secure. Yet
this same money can be loaned invested in
the South so that it will pay double and in many
instances triple and quadruple these figures. II
will not go there, however, even for these rich
rewards. because of the feeling of insecurity
that is induced by the political condition OF the
Southern States.-National Republican.
IF it were true that the spoils system is 'the
natural and legitimate product of government by
parties, politics would be mere Office seeking
and government mere office filling. This had
come to be largely the case in this country undeI
Republican rule. The Democrats professed &
purpose 20 reform the system, and to substitute
ideas and policies for spos and Offices the
stake in elections If they do not do this they
will fail. For the public affairs of nation oil
sixty million people cannot long be made to re
volve around so small pivot as the control OF
hundred thousand offices, mostly of a petty ma
ture.-New York World.
THE Maine Legislature seems to have come a!
near to solving the prison-labor problem as i
can come with piece of legislation which ha!
yet to take effect and be tested. It has prohib
tied the employment of more than 90 per cent
of the male convicts in the State prison at any
one time in any industry. Honest labor il
hardly likely to suffer from such limited com
petition as this, while the tendency of such
law will be to diversity the industries practicet
within the prison limits, thus increasing tn,
chances of teaching any given convict an occu
cupation which he will be willing to pursue after
he gets out-Pbiladelphia Times.